Diaries

Tasting dishes of rustic tofu
02/11/2011 07:59
Dau hu chien (deep fried tofu) is a rustic but very popular dish in Hanoi. Tofu is a vegetarian food recommended as a good source of calcium, protein and iron.
The reasons that I stop taking the bus
02/11/2011 07:47
Reader Tran Nguyen Van explains why he has stopped taking the bus to work in Hanoi
The Hardest Part
28/10/2011 12:52
Jacob talks about his decision to stay in Ho Chi Minh City and something he misses back in the US: his family, especially grand mother who has just passed away
“Xe Oms” have a heart too
06/09/2011 07:54
Ask any foreigner what their least favourite aspect of Vietnam is and the list will undoubtedly include Xe Om (motorbike taxi) drivers. They are annoying at best. Pushy, smelly, rude and downright dangerous at worst.
Don’t call me foreigner
31/08/2011 12:51
I came to Vietnam under a volunteer program run by the Australian government. I also worked on my master’s degree in development economics in Quang Tri Province, researching about the fallout of Agent Orange.
Learning Vietnamese for love with Vietnam
24/08/2011 07:34
I am an American living in Vietnam for a year and a half. I have learnt some Vietnamese and can understand basic conversation.
A holiday in Nha Trang
19/08/2011 01:49
Michael talks about his trip to Nha Trang, what he loves about the place as well as what needs to be improved
A weekend getaway with family
19/08/2011 01:26
Our family love to go out of town once in a while and last month we decided to go to an eco-friendly resort in Dong Nai. This hidden beauty is not very popular amongst tourists nor expats. Vuon Xoai or Mango Garden is just an hour of taxi-ride...
Life in Vietnam after 36 years unification
18/08/2011 04:04
Dear readers, Today, April 30, is a special day of Vietnam. Some call it “Reunification Day” as today marks the day when the north and south of Vietnam became one. Some call it “Liberation Day” because the country was set free from the...
Mrs Irina Bokova visited to Vietnam
18/08/2011 01:07
“Hanoi (Vietnam) impresses me a lot,” said Irina Bokova, General Director of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) during her first visit to Vietnam on the occasion of this country’s Great Celebration...